By Johnny Benz, Doghouse Boxing. Hamburg, Germany. On Saturday, Alexander Povetkin defeated Hasim
Rahman with a 2nd round stoppage. The fight was shown live on EPIX.

The
fight was stopped in the 2 round when Rahman who was pressed against
the ropes and unable to defend himself left the Ref with no choice but
to step in and call a halt to the action at 1 minute and 36 seconds into
the round. With the victory, Povetkin keeps his W.B.A. heavyweight
championship title.

With the victory, Povetkin professional record improves to 25-0-17 KOs). Rahman sees his record drop to 50-8-2.

After
defeating Rahman, Povetkin stated: "We just began working with
(trainer) Kostya Tszyu. But we’re doing well and I’m giving my best. I
wasn’t going forward today as I tried to catch him on a counterattack.
And it worked."